Bart van Damme
AH Blue Diptych
The Hague, The Netherlands, 2019
(Two x 125 x 87,5 cm - 50 x 35 inch)
© 2019 Bart van Damme
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AH [Albert Heijn] is a major Dutch supermarket chain, which uses this kind of blue for its identity. The store was being renovated and to me the empty shop windows looked strangely appealing, especially with the chalky white wash on the windows [the only sharp ingredient here]. The dark band on top is a nod to abstract expressionist painter Barnett Newman, who used bands like these in his paintings, calling them zips.
AH Blue Diptych
The Hague, The Netherlands, 2019
(Two x 125 x 87,5 cm - 50 x 35 inch)
© 2019 Bart van Damme
facebook | website | maasvlakte book | coal landscapes book | zerp gallery
AH [Albert Heijn] is a major Dutch supermarket chain, which uses this kind of blue for its identity. The store was being renovated and to me the empty shop windows looked strangely appealing, especially with the chalky white wash on the windows [the only sharp ingredient here]. The dark band on top is a nod to abstract expressionist painter Barnett Newman, who used bands like these in his paintings, calling them zips.